The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:31 at Helsinki 2026 put Matti Notkola 188th of 286 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:18. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 3:35. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division for Matti Notkola.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:33v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 3:59v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:08v median −0:06
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:11v median −0:04
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:15v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:16v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:24v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 5:13v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 286
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 286 men who finished.